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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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